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NORTON, Robert Lindsay
Personal Details
Service Number: | 149756 |
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Enlisted: | 14 June 1944 |
Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
Last Unit: | RAAF Ground Training Schools |
Born: | Dimboola, Victoria, Australia, 11 June 1926 |
Home Town: | Dimboola, Hindmarsh, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Accidental (Aircraft accident), Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia, 3 September 1945, aged 19 years |
Cemetery: |
Narrandera War Cemetery, New South Wales Row C Grave 7, Narrandera War Cemetery, Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dimboola Memorial Secondary College Roll of Honor WW2, Gundagai Anzac Grove War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 149756 | |
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14 Jun 1944: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 149756, RAAF Ground Training Schools | |
14 Jun 1944: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 149756 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Beaufighter A8-245 of Number 92 Squadron RAAF crashed near Narrandera killing all on board, the pilot and six ground crew passengers: Warrant Officer Jorgensen (Pilot) 429501 / Sergeant Bailey 37964 / Flight Sergeant Currie 15235 / Warrant Officer Griffin 4594 / LAC Norton 149756 / Corporal Shung 68720 / Sergeant Whittington 5668